Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB553: Public Safety - Elevator Inspection Certificates - Searchable Database
Status: Signed into law, May 12, 2026
Requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to post a user-friendly, searchable database of active elevator inspection certificates on the Maryland Department of Labor's website; and requiring the database to be searchable by street address, city, and county.
What the bill says
An act concerning Public Safety - Elevator Inspection Certificates - Searchable Database FOR the purpose of requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to post a user-friendly, searchable database of active elevator inspection certificates on the Maryland Department of Labor's website; requiring the database to allow certain searches; and generally relating to elevator inspection certificates. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Public Safety Section 12-811 Annotated Code of Maryland (2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement).
From the enrolled text, May 18, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Public Safety - Elevator Inspection Certificates - Searchable Database FOR the purpose of requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to post a user-friendly, searchable database of active elevator inspection certificates on the Maryland Department of Labor's website; requiring the database to allow certain searches; and generally relating to elevator inspection certificates. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Public Safety Section 12-811 Annotated Code of Maryland (2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article - Public Safety 12-811. (a) If an inspection discloses that an elevator unit complies with the Safety Code and other regulations adopted by the Commissioner, the Commissioner shall issue a certificate to the owner or lessee of the elevator unit. (b) The certificate shall be posted conspicuously in or on the elevator unit. (c) While a certificate is in effect, it authorizes the holder to operate the elevator unit in a building, structure, or place of employment in the State. (D) (1) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL POST ON THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR'S WEBSITE A USER-FRIENDLY, SEARCHABLE DATABASE OF ACTIVE CERTIFICATES ISSUED UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION. (2) THE DATABASE DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION SHALL ALLOW A USER TO SEARCH …